2019 NFL mock draft: Todd McShay makes his way-too-early predictions

2019 NFL mock draft: Todd McShay makes his way-too-early predictions

‘Tis the season for way-too-early projections for next year’s draft, and another national analysts has thrown his 32 picks into the ring.

ESPN’s Todd McShay recently released his 2019 NFL mock draft, and unsurprisingly, it’s loaded with top prospects in the trenches on both sides of the ball.

8 of McShay’s top 10 projected picks are lineman of some sort, including each of the top five. The top three picks are all on defense, with Houston’s Ed Oliver kicking things off at No. 1 overall (Buffalo Bills). Ohio State’s Nick Bosa goes No. 2 overall (Chicago Bears), followed by Michigan’s Rashan Gary (New York Giants).

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Next year’s offensive tackle class appears to be a huge step up from the last two years, as McShay projects three of them among the top seven selections: Mississippi’s Greg Little (No. 4 overall, New York Jets), Washington’s Trey Adams (No. 5 overall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Alabama’s Jonah Williams (No. 7 overall, Denver Broncos).

This year’s draft was loaded with top talent at quarterback, but if this mock is any indication, next year’s class will be nothing of the sort. Only two passers find their way into McShay’s top 32, with the first one not coming off the board until No. 17 overall (Missouri’s Drew Lock, Jacksonville Jaguars). Oregon’s Justin Herbert also makes an appearance (No. 26 overall, Los Angeles Chargers).

He may be one of the smaller backs in next year’s class, but Stanford’s Bryce Love is arguably the biggest name in this mock, landing at No. 18 overall to the Oakland Raiders.